Douluo Phoenix

Chapter 20 Fire Dance

The Blazing Fire team trained diligently, and among them, Wang Xiaofei was undoubtedly the most hardworking.

Wang Xiaofei's daily routine was very disciplined, consisting mainly of training, spirit battles, meditation, and rock climbing. Through a year of rock climbing, Wang Xiaofei had essentially mastered the beast transformation of his hands, even achieving it without using spirit skills. It could be said that he had learned all of this from his third and fourth spirit skills.

As for Xiao Fei's combat strength, the other members of the Blazing Fire Team are still quite far behind him. Even if Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang, both Soul Masters, joined forces, they would be no match for him. Indeed, Huo Wu has also become a Soul Master, and her fourth Soul Skill also comes from the Earth Fire Lizard.

If they fought freely, Xiaofei could even take on Huoyi one-on-one. Currently, Xiaofei's morning training partners are mostly Huoyi, but sometimes he spars with the other seven. Everyone is very curious about Wang Xiaofei's hard work and dedication, especially the competitive Huowu.

"Xiao Fei, why are you still working so hard today? Let's go out for a walk, go shopping! Sometimes we need to balance work and rest," Huo Wushuang said.

Xiao Fei greatly admired Huo Wushuang. He was brave, decisive, responsible, and doted on his younger sister. He was the spiritual leader of the team, and although his strength wasn't as great as Xiao Fei's, he enjoyed the deep trust of all the students. He was somewhat like Dai Mubai, but with more responsibility and commitment, and was also the Huo family's key successor.

The three of them walked down the street and immediately attracted everyone's attention. Huo Wu was proud and arrogant, like a peacock in full bloom. Huo Wushuang was relatively calm and composed, which was somewhat unlike his martial soul, the Fiery Dragon. Xiao Fei was like a nobody, following the two of them.

The three entered a restaurant. Huo Wu, holding the menu, ordered a table full of dishes without hesitation. Huo Wushuang and Xiao Fei hadn't even reacted before they had finished ordering. The two were completely dumbfounded. This was pure female chauvinism.

Suddenly, several people appeared at the entrance. A gust of wind blew by, and someone was already sitting next to Huo Wu—it was Feng Xiaotian, an old acquaintance. Shenfeng Academy and Chihuo Academy frequently exchanged ideas, and the two schools had a very good relationship; over time, everyone had become familiar with each other. Feng Xiaotian had been pursuing Huo Wu. However, the proud Huo Wu had always looked down on Feng Xiaotian, leaving him quite dejected.

It was a rare chance to run into him outside, so she promptly walked over. Huo Wu immediately felt impatient, glanced at Xiao Fei beside her, and then grabbed Xiao Fei's hand, saying, "Feng Xiaotian, Xiao Fei is my boyfriend now. If you really want to pursue me, you'd better beat Xiao Fei first!"

Xiao Fei looked at Huo Wu beside him and felt that nothing he said would be right, so he shut up. Feng Xiaotian glanced at Xiao Fei and immediately shut up as well, because he had fought with Xiao Fei several times before and was no match for him at all.

Everyone was speechless for a moment. Finally, Huo Wushuang spoke up, "Brother Feng, what brings you here?"

"It's all for the exchange between the two academies. I mainly came to see Huo Wu." The others gave Feng Xiaotian a disdainful look. In the end, Huo Wu domineeringly chased Feng Xiaotian away.

The scene on the table returned to the three of them. Huo Wushuang suddenly asked, "Xiao Fei, why are you cultivating so diligently? What exactly is your goal? I always feel that your cultivation is unlike that of your peers."

Xiao Fei thought for a moment and said, "I just want to be able to decide my own destiny. I don't want to be powerless when disaster strikes. I'm just a minor Soul Master right now. In the eyes of many powerful figures, killing me is probably as easy as crushing an ant."

Both Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang were seriously pondering this question. At this moment, Huo Wu said, "Then what kind of achievement do you think is needed to control one's own destiny and avoid being treated like an ant?"

Xiao Fei glanced at the two of them and said seriously, "Actually, this world is very big. We've only touched a small corner of it. No one knows the true strength of the Spirit Hall right now, but I estimate they have at least ten Title Douluos. In their eyes, we're probably not even ants. That means you need at least the strength of a Title Douluo to control your own life and death."

Huo Wu glanced at Xiao Fei intently, then quietly continued eating. Huo Wushuang remained silent. Both of them were thinking, "So Xiao Fei's purpose is this big."

In the afternoon, Huo Wushuang secretly found Xiao Fei and asked, "Xiao Fei, what do you think of Xiao Wu? If you were to become Xiao Wu's boyfriend, I would approve. I can help you out from behind the scenes."

Xiao Fei looked at Huo Wushuang speechlessly. "Are you selling your sister?" he thought for a moment and said, "Huo Wu is a very beautiful girl, passionate and fiery. Many people around us like her. If you want to be her boyfriend, you must have the ability to convince Huo Wu and you need to tolerate her personality. Huo Wu is clearly the kind of woman who is quite domineering. In other words, Huo Wu is a queen. To deal with a queen, we need to have more ability than her, and at the same time, we must tolerate her in everything. Personally, I prefer a peaceful life and I'm afraid I might not be able to handle Huo Wu's personality."

Just half an hour later, Huo Wu stormed over, yelling, "Xiao Fei, what do you mean by 'you have to tolerate my personality'? Is my personality that bad?" She pointed at Xiao Fei's nose and gave him a good scolding before storming off. Huo Wushuang, hiding nearby, chuckled to himself.

And so, their daily lives became filled with playful bickering. Huo Wu always maintained a queen-like demeanor, Xiao Fei remained consistently low-key, and Huo Wushuang always seemed to be trying to smooth things over. Their relationship, however, grew even closer. Huo Wu sometimes couldn't stand Xiao Fei's nonchalant attitude. Unfortunately, she was no match for Xiao Fei.

Two years passed in this way. Xiao Fei was 14 years old, Huo Wu was 18, and Huo Wushuang was 20. The grand All-Continent Soul Master Tournament, held once every five years, was about to begin.

Now let's take a look at the specific soul power levels. Wang Xiaofei is level 49, Huo Wushuang is level 47, and Huo Wu is level 46. The other four members of the team are all level 42: Huo Xing, Huo Yu, Huo Jun, and Huo Chui. Their martial souls are all Fire Crane, making them agility-attack type soul masters. It can be said that the Blazing Academy team has an unprecedentedly strong lineup. If there's a weakness, it's the lack of a support-type soul master. If they had Ye Lingling or Ning Rongrong, it would be perfect.

This Continental Soul Master Tournament is being led by Principal Huo Tianchen, with Dean of Students Huo Lie also accompanying the team. There are also four substitutes, all level 38 and 39 Battle Soul Masters. Fire-attribute Soul Masters generally don't follow the support route.

(End of this chapter)